Sorority salutes outstanding men

Cedric Buchanon, left, Dr. Robert Winn and the Rev. Timothy Tyler. (Steve Peterson, Special to The Denver Post)

Epsilon Nu Omega, Colorado’s oldest and largest graduate chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, put its annual fashion show fundraiser on hiatus this year, substituting instead a M.O.D.E.L. Luncheon that paid tribute to 10 Men of Distinction, Excellence & Leadership.

Kelly Kenner-Patridge, who chaired the event with Barbara Johnson, described the honorees as “Our neighbors, fathers, friends. They’re the unsung heroes, African-American men who are doing extraordinary things … setting the kind of example we want our young men to follow.”

They are:

Lawrence Borom, co-founder of 100 Black Men of Denver and the African American Leadership Institute;